About

History

We opened our doors in 1993 as Gallant Studios in Raleigh, NC. Our initial services were presented as an energetic but broad-based graphic design and illustration firm. Pilling Weck became a great proving ground for the studio by producing large quantities of print and packaging projects and showcasing technical illustration skills. By the late 90s the studio had evolved to the more accomplished niche of providing comprehensive Branding services. This philosophy served as the glue that allowed the studio a solid base for consistently organizing and producing large projects.

In 2001, Paul Smith of Acme Communications joined founder Daniel Gallant in his downtown offices to create Foundry Zero. The merger was an effort to embrace the ever-growing technology revolution and to extend the companies ability to deploy its Branding services more effectively over the web. Met with mixed success, Paul left the company a few years later to join Capstrat, but not without creating a solid technology base that, thanks to support staff and a knowledgeable network of specialists, continues today.

By 2009, Foundry Zero had moved some of it’s focus towards non-profit work as well as continuing to maintain large ongoing accounts such as GXS. The increase in event-oriented design allowed the company to express Brand in ever encompassing media and environments. At the same time cooperation with public relations firm Misner & Associates Public Relations helped create a strong understanding of tackling the tremendous changes in communications and social media.

The increased focus on event-related brand building reached new heights in 2016 when Foundry Zero was allowed to brand Honeywell’s new user conference “Energize”. This gave us the opportunity to focus on building off of the international company’s own recent rebrand initiatives. This success story was on the heels of ongoing relationships with Elster and their event branding needs and a series of great projects, event and otherwise, with Misner Public Relations.

Staff

Daniel Gallant—Owner

Born Canadian, at the age of 10 Daniel moved to Raleigh NC with his family. He’s pretty much been here ever since. After attending East Carolina University, he was recruited by a small agency, Bleu Aura in 1988. Five years later and after working for other studios, he had developed a tool belt of computer and design related skills that helped him decide to make a go of it on his own and he began Gallant Studios.

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